Leaders
Russia, geopolitics and the world economy
Are sanctions on Russia working?
The lessons from a new era of economic warfare
Impunity at bay
A brazen kleptocrat has gone to jail in Malaysia. He must stay there
Najib Razak’s comeuppance strengthens the rule of law, but could still be undone
Distressing debt
How China should handle its bad loans to poor countries
Time to work with Western creditors
Promises and power grabs
Fiddling with constitutions is usually a risky distraction
Most of the time they should be left alone
Letters
On Russia and Ukraine, defence startups, energy bills, China and Taiwan, font selection, leisure time, currency conversions
Letters to the editor
By Invitation
Briefing
Genetic therapy
Gene therapies must become miracles of medicine
Otherwise they might end up a niche treatment for a small number of patients in rich countries
Europe
The manpower race
Ukraine and Russia both need more soldiers
Forging a nation
Ukraine’s defiant independence day mocks Vladimir Putin
Lost in invasion
Russian-speakers in Ukraine are struggling to learn a new tongue
Britain
The bill for the box
Who should pay for the BBC?
Electric shock
Britain’s government wants to reform power markets
Bashing the bean-counters
Reducing the power of the Treasury is a good idea
A question of solvency
In looser insurance rules, British politicians spy a Brexit dividend
Highly successful birds
A few bird species are faring amazingly well in Britain
United States
Inflation Acceleration Action
Biden spends hundreds of billions on reducing student-loan debt
The usual suspects
America’s new “national teacher shortage” is neither new nor national
Middle East & Africa
Crumbling authority
The ageing, ailing Palestinian leader does not do much governing
An alarming smell of gas
Mediterranean gas sends sparks flying between Lebanon and Israel
Eighty and waity
The world’s oldest crown prince nears the throne of Kuwait
Falling apart
Two ethnic revolts rack Ethiopia at the same time
Alms and the boys
Why so many religious students in Nigeria beg in the streets
The Americas
Far behind, but gaining
Brazil’s president, lagging in the polls, turns to God and cash
Kirchner karma
Argentina’s vice-president could face 12 years in prison
Federal offence
Brazil’s governors have been emboldened under Jair Bolsonaro
Asia
Party in the back
The mullet’s resurgence divides Australia
Uncertain terms
Thailand’s constitutional court suspends the prime minister
On the back foot
Pakistan’s government wields anti-terror laws against Imran Khan
China
Grumble at your own risk
China’s Communist Party says it welcomes complaints
International
The temptation to tinker
Dictators and utopians are fond of fiddling with constitutions
Business
Blasted are the dealmakers
Firms’ unwise addiction to mergers and acquisitions
Dragons against hobbits
“Game of Thrones” v “Lord of the Rings”: a tale of old v new Hollywood
Heated exchange
A drought in China hits industry
Tropical Depression
South-East Asia’s tech firms take a battering
Sending it back
A tidal wave of returns hits the e-commerce industry
Finance & economics
A one-way ticket to nowhere
Western sanctions will eventually impair Russia’s economy
Grin and bear it
Why the Russian economy keeps beating expectations
Animal spirits
The hedge-fund manager who embodied an era
Free exchange
How to avoid energy rationing
Science & technology
GM soya and photosynthesis
A genetic tweak that makes soya plants 20% more productive
Electric vehicles
Swappable batteries for electric vans and lorries make sense
Sulphur and oil
In the world of greenery, no good deed goes unpunished
The Space Launch System
NASA’s Space Launch System is yesterday’s rocket
Culture
Home Entertainment
Revisit the musings of the greatest writer in the German language
There will be blood
An epic history of oil from ancient times to the first world war
Immigration and xenophobia
When Klansmen in Texas targeted Vietnamese fishermen
Economic & financial indicators
Indicators
Economic data, commodities and markets
Graphic detail
Diversity training
Workplace diversity programmes often fail, or backfire
The Economist explains
The Economist explains
What is at stake at Ukraine’s Zaporizhia nuclear plant
The Economist explains
Why has polio returned to London and New York?
Obituary
What freedom means